Swallow the Sun [태양을 삼켜라] has something of a puzzling name (imo), although I suppose it’s more evocative than the “All In 2″ it’s been dubbed (due to the reuniting of the PD and scriptwriter from the original All In). It’s also another of the highly anticipated summer dramas (although not so much for me), and will air on Wednesdays and Thursdays on SBS.

Most of the drama is set on Jeju Island in the city of Seogwipo, where these photos were taken, and the production has been busy filming there since March. The story focuses on a group of young adults who take on a project to bring progress to Seogwipo in an attempt to make it an international city. The drama tells the story of their “challenge, ambition, and love.”

The actors haven’t been confined to Jeju the entire time, but have been traveling back and forth according to their filming schedules. Swallow the Sun follows City Hall and premieres in July.

So this IS All in 2. Swallow the Sun sounds so much better than All In 2. I like the supporting cast but I probably won’t end up watching this cuz this kind of high profile dramas don’t interest me at all (I didn’t watch All In either). I did see the preview and Sung Yu-ri’s narration made me fringe. She’s cute and all, and her acting is not bad but I can never get over her annoying voice.

Though I hate it when people try to modernize country towns. I miss going to these towns in the country side, and it’s always sad when they turn it into a city TT___TT
Which is why I might be the evil villain in the drama, hoping that their project fails in modernizing the place into a city >:)

Thoughts went from:
“*giggles* Ji Sung with gun => is he now ‘Ji-Sung-Rambo’?! hehe
A kdrama Blood diamond – no way @_@ right!?….
Is that Sun City, South Africa? Pretty…
yay Sung Yuri!!!….
Those are so not diamonds, they’re lumps of rock sugar LOL….
Ahh yes totally ‘All In’ related – it has helicopters!
Beautiful leopard! Is it photoshopped? Hope the leopard not think to bite Ji Sung, he looks to have worked too hard for him to be bitten/eaten….
Nice arms Ji Sung!….
Safari men group shot!…
I really really don’t like guns, even if it’s just in a drama and held by a hot man…”

Based on the trailer, ‘Swallow the Sun’ looks interesting and different, very action movie / gritty – and not at all what I thought when I first read about ‘All In 2/Swallow the Sun’. In a previous thread a desciption of it was ‘The story features young natives of Seogwipo city on Jeju Island’. Has Jeju Island morphed into Sun City, SA? (jokes!) Was thinking it was going to be more like ‘All In’ in the way of ‘great looking actors. nice suits, nice (urban)locations’. Good to see they not carbon copy (well based on trailer that is….)

@8 Gracegracegrace
“I like Ji Sung =] He is a tad sexy.. ”

You should check out the Lotte (or as I refer to it, Lotta Hot Men) CF. Thought him sexy there – made me check out ‘Save the Last Dance’ (still going). That CF has too many hot men, and I completely blame it for further adding to my kdrama men obsession.

Seeing those topless pics of Ji Sung filming in the pool (previous post) made me want to check Swallow the Sun out. Then add Sung Yuri in the cast – well I am All in! (pun intended!)